 He performed research involving the structure of the cerebellum, as well as histological studies of the pons.In 1840 he made first mention of vasomotor nerves in a treatise titled "Physiologisch-pathologische und medicinisch-praktische Untersuchungen über die Spinal-Irritation".Also, he is remembered for introducing a procedure of serial-section portrayal (thin slicing) of spinal cord specimens for histological study.